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To register: click on this link Presentation Summary: The unlikely meeting between two educators, one Black, one White, led to a discussion on institutional racism within education. Within their capacities as a math teacher and a school counselor, a commonality was found through their efforts to mitigate and combat the negative impacts of racism in […]

School counselors must negotiate the competing interests of the overregulated school environment, students’ need for confidentiality and the legal rights of parents to be the guiding voice in their children’s lives. We will discuss updates on these competing interests through court cases and the 2016 ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors highlighting legal rulings and […]

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 9:30am –10:15am Building principals and their school counselors will unpack each of the basic components on the NYSED amended school counseling regulations (2017) and explore the opportunities and challenges to implement with fidelity. The session will review building your comprehensive school counseling program, reviewing your school counseling mission and vision […]

Program outcomes , Board of Education report , annual progress reviews, advisory council report how do you wrap up the year for your program? What other considerations do you have to wrap up the school year We will share ideas for pulling together program data for reporting out and supporting your program for the coming […]

Wednesday May 4, 2022 – 9:30am – 10:15am With implementation of the amended regulations in place since 2019/2020, how are the changes in the school counseling program impacting your school building and school community? From the Individual Progress Review (IPR) to the school counseling curriculum, are the students, families, and the teachers and staff in […]

Wednesday May 11, 2022 – 9:30am – 10:15am The American School Counselor Association suggests that school counselors align their comprehensive school counseling programs with the A B C’s: Attendance, Behavior, and Coursework achievement. This session will explore how together, building principals and school counselors collaborate to use important school data to connect school counseling activities […]

This webinar is free and open to all, but Registration is Required. Register using this link to receive your Zoom link.  Domestic Violence (a.k.a. Intimate Partner Violence - IPV) is a pattern of coercive and assaultive behaviors that adults or adolescents use to control an intimate partner. This pattern is especially pervasive and troubling among young […]

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 – 9:30am – 10:15am NYSED requires that each school building develop a comprehensive program, update it annually, and post it on the school’s website. Building principals and school counselors together can review the components of the comprehensive program and gather input from students, the school community, and the Advisory Council for […]

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The 2022 Long Island-New York City School Safety Conference is being held November 2 at the Huntington Hilton located at 598 Route 110 Melville NY, 11747. The event is  free to attend and breakfast & lunch will be available. Please RSVP by emailing DSottile@bufsd.org